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English Championship side, Hull City has said two persons at the club have tested positive for COVID-19. The club noted this in a statement on Sunday but did not reveal the identity of the said persons. According to the club, the persons tested positive to the disease after the team conducted the first round of […]
Nigerian footballer and Lille forward, Victor Osimhen has lost his father, Patrick Osimhen. Osimhen, 21, took to his official Twitter handle to break the news of his father’s demise. “RIP Dad. No words to describe this feeling,” he tweeted. :sob::sob::broken_heart: pic.twitter.com/YRA9LCdtUh — victor osimhen (@victorosimhen9) May 24, 2020 His French Ligue 1 team also commiserated with the […]
Imo State House of Assembly has felicitated with Muslims in the state as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. House Committee chairman on information and judiciary, Honourable DOMINIC EZERIOHA who spoke on behalf of the lawmakers urged the Muslims who resides in Imo to continue praying for state. While wishing all Muslims a pleasant celebration, He […]
South East Governors have mandated their various Houses of Assembly in the zone to commence enactment of state security laws that will give legal backing to the establishment of regional security in line with its joint security programme for the zone. The Governors who held joint meetings with Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other political leaders […]
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further on Sunday with 313 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases, confirmed by specialist agency the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Twitter took the country’s total infections to 7,389 out of which 2,263 have been discharged […]
Lagos state has discharged another 31 COVID-19 patients after successful treatment. The state’s Ministry of Health confirmed this in a tweet via its official handle on Sunday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu also confirmed the development in a brief social media statement on Sunday. His statement read: “Good people of Lagos, “I have more great news from our […]
Imo command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has vowed to bring to book all members of a gang suspected to be kidnappers who shot and killed an officer of the command. State commander NSE INAM spoke through the Assistant State commander in charge of operations and intelligence, KAYODE RAJI said the officers […]
Six positive cases for coronavirus have been detected at three Premier League clubs after players and staff were tested ahead of a return to training, England’s top-flight said on Tuesday. “The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19,” the […]
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said a study carried out by a research institution in the Federal Ministry of Health revealed that not all sanitisers in circulation are up to standard. Ehanire said this while addressing journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. He also gave an […]
The Inspector-General of Police has rescinded an order restricting the movement of essential workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Earlier on Tuesday, Channels Television reported on how essential workers were restricted from moving within Lagos at the beginning of the 8 pm curfew imposed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to security officials […]
